National parks of Sweden - National parks of Sweden The national parks of Sweden are managed by the Swedish National Environmental Protection Agency, or Naturvårdsverket. Abisko National Park Ängsö National Park Björnlandet National Park Blå Jungfrun National Park Dalby Söderskog National Park Djurö National Park Färnebofjärden National Park Garphyttan National Park Gotska Sandön National Park Hamra National Park Haparanda National Park Norra Kvill National Park Muddus National Park Padjelanta National Park Pieljekaise National Park Sånfjället National Park Sarek Tyresta National Park Skärgård National Park Skuleskogen National Park Söderåsen National Park Stenshuvud National Park Stora Sjöfallet National Park Store Mosse National Park Tiveden National Park Tresticklan National Park Vadvetjåkka National Park.
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Geography of Sweden - Geography of Sweden Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Location 2 Geographic coordinates 3 Area 4 Land boundaries 5 Maritime claims 6 Elevation extremes 7 Natural resources 8 Land use 9 Natural hazards 10 Environment 11 See also 12 References Location Northern Europe, Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway. Strategic location along Öresund and the Danish Straits linking Baltic and North Seas. Climate: temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north Terrain: mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west Geographic coordinates 62°00' North 15°00' East Area total: 449,964 km² land: 410,934 km² water: 39,030 km² slightly larger than California Land boundaries total: 2,205 km border countries: Finland 586 km,.
Tresticklan National Park - Tresticklan National Park Tresticklan National Park is located in northwest Dalia, Sweden; along the Norwegian border. "Trestickel" is some language, or other, for "trident"; possibly a reference to Lake Stora Tresticklan. This national park contains a coniferous forest, was established in 1996, and contains 2,897 hectares. The park's highest point is Orshöjden. See also National parks of Sweden Bråtane Lake Stora Lee Råbocken.
Gotska Sandön - its scenery is dominated by beaches, dunes, and pine forests. The name "Gotska Sandön" literally translates in to the Sandy Island of Gotlandia, from the province of which it forms part. It is one of the National parks of Sweden..
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Uplandia - Uppland, is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders to Sudermannia, Westmannia and Gestricia. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea. Uppland Land Svealand Counties Uppsala Stockholm Västmanland Area 12,677 km² Provincial flower \- Swedish - Latin Leper lily Kungsängslilja Fritillaria meleagris Provincial animal White-tailed eagle Provincial fish Aspius Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Counties 2 History 3 Geography 4 Culture 5 Heraldry 6 External Links Counties For current affairs see: The Counties of Uppsala, Stockholm or Västmanland The historical province of Uplandia is divided upon the County of Uppsala, which occupies the heartland, the County of Stockholm, which has claimed about a third of the territory in the south and the County of Västmanland, taking a quarter in the west..
1 E11 m² - -- Poland 324,220 km² -- Norway 337,030 km² -- Finland 338,300 km² -- Total area of U.S. National Parks 349,223 km² -- Germany (land) 357,021 km² -- Germany 370,000 km² -- Caspian Sea, the largest inland body of water 373,872 km² -- Newfoundland and Labrador (land) 376,978 km² -- Montana (land) 405,212 km² -- Newfoundland and Labrador 410,000 km² -- California 410,934 km² -- Sweden (land) 449,964 km² -- Sweden 474,391 km² -- Yukon (land) 480,000 km² -- Harappan civilisation at its peak 482,443 km² -- Yukon 499,542 km² -- Spain (land) 500,000 km² -- Kalahari Desert 504,782 km² -- Spain 545,630 km² -- France (land, European (metropolitan) France only) 547,030 km² -- France (European (metropolitan) France only) 553,556 km² -- Manitoba (land) 591,670 km² -- Saskatchewan (land) 603,700 km² --.
1941 - the Tripartite Pact thus joining the Axis powers. March 1 - W47NV begins operations in Nashville, Tennessee becoming the first FM radio station. March 11 - World War II: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan. March 17 - In Washington, DC, the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. March 22 - Washington's Grand Coulee Dam begins to generate electricity. March 25 - World War II: Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers March 27 - World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor - Japanese spy Takeo Yoshikawa arrives in Honolulu, Hawaii and begins to study the United States fleet at Pearl Harbor. March 29 - World War II: Battle of Cape.
1995 - in music 1995 in sports 1995 in television Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Year in topic 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Nobel Prizes Events January 1 - Austria, Finland and Sweden enter the European Union January 1 - World Trade Organization is established to replace GATT January 6-7 - A chemical fire occurs in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines. Policemen led by watch commander Aida Fariscal and investigators find a bomb factory and a laptop computer and disks that contain plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack. The mastermind, Ramzi Yousef, was arrested one month later. His friend Khalid Sheik Mohammed would not be arrested until 2003. January 9 - Valeri Poliakov completes 366 days in space while aboard the Mir space station breaking a duration record. January.
1992 - cultural boycott. January 13 - Japan apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II. January 15 - The Federal Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia ceases to exist. Slovenia and Croatia gain independence January 16 - El Salvador officials and rebel leaders sign a pact in Mexico City that ends a 12 year civil war that claimed at least 75,000. January 22 - Rebel forces occupy Zaire's national radio station in Kinshasa and broadcast a demand for the government's resignation. January 22 - Dr. Roberta Bondar becomes the first Canadian woman in space. January 26 - Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia is going to stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons. January 27 - Mike Tyson goes on trial charged with raping a 1991 Miss Black America Contest.
1964 New York World's Fair - in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Its architecture can be labeled as “Populux” or “Googie” where flying saucer shapes, vast cantilevers and towering forms make up the majority of pavilion design. Controversial Beginnings The Fair was conceived by a group of New York businessmen who fondly remembered their childhood experiences at the 1939/1940 New York World's Fair and wanted to provide that same experience for their children and grandchildren. Thoughts of an economic boom to the city as the result of increased tourism was also a major reason for holding another fair a scant 25 years after the 1939/1940 extravaganza. World’s Fairs in the United States are not government financed. Organizers must turn to private financing and the sale of bonds to pay the huge costs to stage them. The.
Scania - or Skåne, is the southernmost historical province or landskap in Sweden. It borders to Hallandia, Smalandia and Blechingia. To the east, west and south it also borders to the Baltic Sea and the Öresund strait, also known as the Sound. Skåne Land Terra Scania (Götaland) County Skåne County Area 10,939 km² Provincial flower - Swedish - Latin Oxeye daisy Prästkrage Leucanthemum vulgare Provincial animal Red deer Provincial bird Red kite Provincial fish Eel Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 County 2 History 3 Geography 4 Culture 5 Heraldry 6 External Links County For current affairs see: Skåne County Skåne County has virtually the same boundaries as the province of Scania. History Main article: History of Scania Chartered towns before 1971: Eslöv (1911) Falsterbo (approximately 1200) Helsingborg (1085) Hässleholm (1914) Höganäs (1936) Kristianstad.
Sudermannia - is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders to Ostrogothia, Nericia, Westmannia and Uplandia. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea. Södermanland Land Svealand Counties Södermanland Stockholm Provincial flower - Swedish - Latin White water lily Vit näckros Nymphaea alba Provincial animal Osprey Provincial fish Bream Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Counties 2 History 3 Geography 4 Culture 5 Heraldry 6 External Links Counties For current affairs see: The Counties of Södermanland or Stockholm The province of Sudermannia is divided upon the County of Södermanland, which occupies the heartland, and the County of Stockholm, which has claimed about a quarter of the territory in the west. History Main article: History of Sudermannia Chartered cities before 1971: Eskilstuna (1659) Flen (1949).
Westrogothia - Västergötland, is a historical Province or landskap on the south west of Sweden. It borders to Bahusia, Dalia, Wermelandia, Nericia, Ostrogothia, Smalandia and Hallandia. It is also bounded by lakes Vättern and Vänern, as well as the sea at the City of Gothenburg. Västergötland Land Götaland County Västra Götaland County Area 16,672 km² Provincial flower - Swedish - Latin Heather Ljung Calluna vulgaris Provincial animal Crane Provincial fish Lawyer Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 County 2 History 3 Geography 4 Culture 5 Heraldry 6 See also 7 External Links County For current affairs see: Västra Götaland County In 1999 the Skaraborg County, Älvsborg County and Gothenburg and Bohus County were merged into the current Västra Götaland County. The province of Westrogothia is virtually fitted inside the boundaries of the new county,.
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Gawler Ranges National Parks - Gawler Ranges National Parks Gawler Ranges is a national park in South Australia (Australia). See also: Protected areas of South Australia.
Katmai National Park and Preserve - Katmai National Park and Preserve Katmai National Park and Preserve is a national park in Alaska, notable for the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and for its brown bears. Established on December 2, 1980, the park is located on the Alaska Peninsula, across from Kodiak Island, with headquarters in nearby King Salmon, about 290 air miles southwest of Anchorage. Originally, on September 24, 1918, the area was designated a national monument to protect the area around the major 1912 volcanic eruption of Novarupta, which formed the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. There are at least fourteen active volcanoes within the national park. Katmai is also well known for brown bears and the salmon which attract both bears and people. Bears are especially likely to congregate at Brooks.
